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Giving Preborn Twins With a Rare Disorder the Lifesaving Chance They Deserve
Earlier this year, parents in North Carolina faced heartbreaking news in the second trimester of pregnancy—their twin girls had developed a disease called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a life-threatening condition for both babies, caused by connections in the blood flow between identical twins who share one placenta. That leads the smaller (donor) twin to pump blood… -
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Lawful Gun Owners Defended Their Lives and Livelihoods in August
It seems as though every day another celebrity or politician demands that we place more severe restrictions on the ability of law-abiding citizens to exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Unlike many of these celebrities and politicians, most of us do not live in safe, gated communities or spend much of our… -
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A US Victory at the Universal Postal Union
Numerous articles have criticized the Trump administration over its policy toward the United Nations and other international organizations. In particular, they assert that U.S. decisions to reduce funding and leave various international agreements have opened the door for the Chinese to increase their influence. When U.S. policy is disjointed, such as when the administration proposes… -
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How ‘the Road Less Traveled’ on Teacher Certification Makes ‘All the Difference’ in Arizona
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / and sorry I could not travel both. / And be one traveler, long I stood / And looked down one as far as I could,” poet Robert Frost wrote in “The Road Not Taken.” As with Frost’s path, two means of certifying schoolteachers have also diverged in… -
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Republican Lawmakers Warn FDA Against Planned Parenthood’s Call to Remove Restrictions on Abortion Drugs
Republican lawmakers opposed Planned Parenthood’s call to remove restrictions on at-home abortion drugs in a Wednesday letter provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation. Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks joined other lawmakers in calling on the Food and Drug Administration to “mandate collecting complete, accurate information on all adverse events related to” mifepristone—a drug used… -
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The Next Generation: Eugene Scalia Confirmed as Labor Secretary
The Senate confirmed a son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as labor secretary Thursday afternoon. Corporate litigator Eugene Scalia will succeed former Secretary Alex Acosta, who resigned on July 12 amid renewed criticism of a nonprosecution agreement he negotiated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The 53-44 vote followed party lines. Scalia’s service as labor secretary will… -
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What Our Founders Really Thought of Slavery—and Why The New York Times Is Wrong
For those who want to fundamentally transform our nation, the first order of business is to thoroughly discredit our past. For decades, progressives have claimed that our foundations are so cracked and broken by the original sin of slavery that reverence paid both to our Constitution and its Framers is undue. While the left has… -
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US-Japan Trade Agreement Would Help American Farmers
There was some good news Wednesday on the agricultural trade front. The Office of the United States Trade Representative just announced several key provisions of the new U.S.-Japan agreement that would benefit U.S. agricultural producers and American consumers. If the agreement goes into effect (the agreement is not yet final), American farmers and ranchers will… -
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Podcast: Will Netanyahu Stay Leader of Israel?
The Israeli election last week resulted in a political stalemate, but Benjamin Netanyahu might still just eke out a coalition and retain his role as prime minister. Today, I’ll unpack the details of the election and what’s to come with Jim Phillips, a Middle East expert at The Heritage Foundation. Plus: Big cities used to… -
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How Ukraine Uses US Military Aid
KYIV, Ukraine—Since April 2014, Ukraine has been locked in a land war in its eastern Donbas region against a combined force of Russian regulars, pro-Russian separatists, and foreign mercenaries. During that time, Russia has used Ukraine as a testing ground for its modern warfare doctrines and technologies—in terms of both conventional and so-called hybrid military… -
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Maryland Sheriff Urges Congress to Take ‘Serious Measures’ to Address Illegal Immigration ‘Crisis’
A Maryland county sheriff told members of Congress on Thursday that the United States’ immigration system has reached a “crisis point.” “We’re at a crisis point in this country,” Sheriff Chuck Jenkins of Frederick County, Maryland, said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing called “The Expansion and Troubling Use of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] Detention.”… -
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7 Highlights From a House Panel’s Hearing on Trump’s Ukraine Call
Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, as the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives moves ahead with a broad multi-committee impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Maguire explained the procedure for why a whistleblower’s complaint about the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President… -
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US Must Remain Vigilant in Fight Against Terrorism
Rewind to August 2017. Islamist terrorists had just killed 16 people and injured another 137 in Barcelona and Cambrils. That attack had come hot on the heels of a wave of similar atrocities over the previous two and a half years: Paris, London, Manchester, Stockholm, Berlin, Brussels, Nice, and many others cities suffered significant losses… -
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Toward a Freer Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico
The United States should be doing all it can to maintain a strong economy while protecting Americans’ wallets and jobs. One significant way to help inoculate the economy from a slowdown—and to make it hum along even faster—is more free trade. Trade issues aren’t just the concern of policy wonks—they’re critical to the American way… -
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Funding by Crisis Doesn’t Have to Be the Status Quo
Oct. 1 will mark the 23rd straight time that the federal government has started the fiscal year with a continuing resolution in place to fund at least part of the federal government. Missed deadlines and general dysfunction have become the norm in the federal budget and appropriations process. That is a terrible trend for anyone… -
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Trump Administration Signs Asylum Deal With Honduras
The Trump administration signed an asylum agreement with the Honduran government Wednesday, marking the latest in a string of asylum deals with Latin American countries aimed at controlling the immigration crisis. The Department of Homeland Security announced it reached a deal with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, allowing the U.S. to send some asylum-seekers from “third” countries… -
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In California, the Right to Gender ‘Transition’ Is Threatening Religious Liberty
In the age of transgenderism, the right to medically transition is threatening some of the most basic freedoms we’ve known, such as religious freedom. Consider a recent case out of California, where a state appeals court ruled that a transgender man can move forward with a lawsuit suing a Catholic hospital for discrimination. In April…